# NTSB Accident LAX89DVD03
> **STEARNS BD-4** · 1989-03-08 · LEGGETT, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89DVD03
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-08
- **Location:** LEGGETT, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STEARNS
- **Model:** BD-4
- **Registration:** N277MB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIGH TERRAIN, AND TREES.

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